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as i said the other night, if only the corporations set corporate tax law, it would be pretty low. if only the gun guys set gun laws, there aren't going to be any gun laws. the people who don't own guns or own guns casually will have to do something. >> that's exactly right. that's what the president has taken away from the lessons of newtown. listening to the heartbeat of the people on this right now. you can see it in the polls. you hear it in the language, and right now the gop's message is out of sync with that heartbeat, and i think there are ways and opportunities for them to get back in sync to lay out that concern about the second amendment and why the protection is important, but put it out there in the context of those kids who were killed because that's what people see most of all. >> let's talk about the president's strength now. bob, this monday and -- this tuesday he will have taken the oath a second time. the american people have doubled down on this president, a majority of the american people have voted for this guy. two majority votes. he will have that in his poc
as i said the other night, if only the corporations set corporate tax law, it would be pretty low. if only the gun guys set gun laws, there aren't going to be any gun laws. the people who don't own guns or own guns casually will have to do something. >> that's exactly right. that's what the president has taken away from the lessons of newtown. listening to the heartbeat of the people on this right now. you can see it in the polls. you hear it in the language, and right now the gop's...
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how to stop talking about legitimate rape and insulting women, science 101, creating tax breaks and tax shelters for millionaire campaign donors and, after that ppp poll showing how unpopular congress really is, there's how to increase our approval ratings. what root canals, traffic jams, cockroaches, and head lice are doing to us. and republicans are presumably doing wrong i guess. >>> up next, the house of representatives will be voting tonight on a big aid package for the victims of hurricane sandy. but will republicans go along with it? especially from the south. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. southern tornado, for example, no one raised the question of spending cuts. but now in the northeast, when the aid was needed there, this issue of fiscal conservatism and trying to trim the budget in one place to help others elsewhere became so heated. so what you've got now is it was a process but they have passed more than $50 billion in aid. it covers a range of things including money for fema to rebuilding transportation and so forth. it has to go back to the senate, b
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because of the payroll tax cut, we got tax increases. my wife and i are among the 50% that they both payroll taxes and income taxes. we are going to take a $200 per month hit in increased payroll taxes. they should have given us a corresponding tax credits for $200 a month income tax that we pay. my wife is a federal employee and has not gotten a raise in over two years. i work for small employer in philadelphia and have not gotten a raise in five years. we have a neighbor who is a public employee union person. he told me this year he got 6%. last year he got 4%. the year before, he got 4%. i see certain groups of people, like governor romney, he pays 10% of his income in federal taxes. on the left, you have all these labor union people who all are getting ahead of the rest of us and we are going nowhere. is this government really representing us or do we have to have lobbyists in d.c. helping us?? host: the newspapers note this morning that governor romney did not attend the inauguration and that he was at his home in california. the in
because of the payroll tax cut, we got tax increases. my wife and i are among the 50% that they both payroll taxes and income taxes. we are going to take a $200 per month hit in increased payroll taxes. they should have given us a corresponding tax credits for $200 a month income tax that we pay. my wife is a federal employee and has not gotten a raise in over two years. i work for small employer in philadelphia and have not gotten a raise in five years. we have a neighbor who is a public...
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it is within our reach to reduce taxes. it is within our reach to lead in job growth and energy independence. it is within our reach to balance our budget and meet the needs of our people. our place, kan., must show the path, the difficult path for america to go in these troubled times. .. the and >> we and shannon >> thank you. >> that was governors sam brownback with the state of the state address. we now go to senator anthony headley for the democratic response to enact we have been talking that the string that we have time. we have talked about how i have a dream. we will somehow realizes principles and the declaration of independence. i think he was just inspired by that moment. >> sunday on "after words", clairborne carson recalls his march on washington. it is part of three days of the tv this weekend on monday featuring authors and books from the inauguration. president obama, and martin luther king jr. >> every weekend latest nonfiction authors and books are featured on booktv. you can see past programs and schedul
it is within our reach to reduce taxes. it is within our reach to lead in job growth and energy independence. it is within our reach to balance our budget and meet the needs of our people. our place, kan., must show the path, the difficult path for america to go in these troubled times. .. the and >> we and shannon >> thank you. >> that was governors sam brownback with the state of the state address. we now go to senator anthony headley for the democratic response to enact we...
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tax system. we know what the answers are. we'll fight about the specifics of all of them and how fixing the problem would look like, but we don't know at what point the political system is willing to make all the choices, which are difficult, compromise on both sides, and sort of put the issue to rest so that we can go back to fighting about all the other things we're going to fight about. i think the fact you can see what the policy solutions are and we're past the era of pretending it doesn't matter, but everybody recognizes the threat it puts out there. you can't possibly imagine real growth coming without a sense of stability without knowing what the changes will be so you can have planning, investments, job creation, all the necessary pieces of moving the economy forward. you know, the big wild card is when people are willing to make the tough choices instead of using them to fight in the normal political boxes. what do i think is going to happen next? it's already off on a different path th
tax system. we know what the answers are. we'll fight about the specifics of all of them and how fixing the problem would look like, but we don't know at what point the political system is willing to make all the choices, which are difficult, compromise on both sides, and sort of put the issue to rest so that we can go back to fighting about all the other things we're going to fight about. i think the fact you can see what the policy solutions are and we're past the era of pretending it doesn't...
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how to stop talking about legitimate rape and insulting women, science 101, creating tax breaks and tax shelters for millionaire campaign donors and, after that ppp poll showing how unpopular congress really is, there's how to increase our approval ratings. what root canals, traffic jams, cockroaches, and head lice are doing to us. and republicans are presumably doing wrong i guess. >>> up next, the house of representatives will be voting tonight on a big aid package for the victims of hurricane sandy. but will republicans go along with it? especially from the south. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ this is amazing, how did you find us? i thought we might be related, so i had a fiber analysis done and sure enough, we're family. but you're not even shredded. you're...crunchy?! that happens sometimes. and you help keep people full with whole grain fiber? just like you guys. [ female announcer ] they're different, but the same. new frosted mini-wheats crunch. a tasty square packed with a crunch... [ crunch! ] ...of whole grain fiber that helps keep you full. it's a b
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reforming schools, reducing the deficit and revamping the tax code. very american speech. i thought it actually was quite inclusive. meant for most americans. >> bret: republicans noted there wasn't a lot of talk how to deal with something they talk a lot about, the deficit and debt and concerned about the years ahead and how it paid for things. take a listen. >> we reject that america must comparing for those who built the country and the commitments we make to each other through medicare and medicaid and social security, they don't sap the initiative, they strengthen us. [ applause ] thaw do not make us a nation of takers, they free us to take the risks that make this country great. >> that is the only time he talk about the deficits. >> i had that same thought. reminded me of something that lincoln said or made a book review or critique. people who like this sort of thing will find this is the sort of thing they like. and for those who already agree with the president perspective, on those issues and on many others there was lots to like. it wasn't a speech that reached
reforming schools, reducing the deficit and revamping the tax code. very american speech. i thought it actually was quite inclusive. meant for most americans. >> bret: republicans noted there wasn't a lot of talk how to deal with something they talk a lot about, the deficit and debt and concerned about the years ahead and how it paid for things. take a listen. >> we reject that america must comparing for those who built the country and the commitments we make to each other through...
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. -- instituting a tax on financial transactions. >> we start with a celebration of a key strategic alliance between europe's two great economies, france and germany. they have been friends for 50 years. >> after centuries of conflict, they culminated in two world wars. speaking at a news conference in berlin, german chancellor angela merkel and french president francois hollande talking about that. >> they promised to unveil proposals in the coming months and it is a big step forward dr. became to power pledging to reverse the plans that merkel had championed. >> it is the first time these bundestag has had a full parliament from another country here. the french president, hollande, recalled the original spirit leading to the historic relationship. >> young people are not only our future but also the reason for the policies that we are pursuing. >> young people in both of our countries have the uncomfortable good fortune that they have never had to experience in it. but peace and democracy. >> he also addressed the economic crisis in europe and chancellor merkel followed suit. she stressed
. -- instituting a tax on financial transactions. >> we start with a celebration of a key strategic alliance between europe's two great economies, france and germany. they have been friends for 50 years. >> after centuries of conflict, they culminated in two world wars. speaking at a news conference in berlin, german chancellor angela merkel and french president francois hollande talking about that. >> they promised to unveil proposals in the coming months and it is a big step...
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we shouldn't be giving taxpayer handouts to tax cheats. amendment 40 prohibits the distribution of funds to dead people. a common sense antifraud measure. amendments number 41 and 42 require the department of housing housing and urban development apply existing cost recovery provisions when taxpayer money is used to repair a home. currently hud has the option of applying the standard. my amendment requires hud recover the grant money when the home owner sells the home. this amendments make sure that hud makes their their best effort to recover the full amount of the taxpayer grant, and if the home owner has any profits from the sale of the property. in other words, we'll help you, bit of you profit in the sale of your home, you'll repay the taxpayers. we cannot continue to spend. these amendments protect taxpayers. thank you very much. [inaudible] >> thank you, mr. chairman, and the ranking lady. as members of congress we're stewards of the public treasurery and have an obligation to spend the taxpayers' money wisely. i have an amendment t
we shouldn't be giving taxpayer handouts to tax cheats. amendment 40 prohibits the distribution of funds to dead people. a common sense antifraud measure. amendments number 41 and 42 require the department of housing housing and urban development apply existing cost recovery provisions when taxpayer money is used to repair a home. currently hud has the option of applying the standard. my amendment requires hud recover the grant money when the home owner sells the home. this amendments make sure...
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here is a case where higher tax rates will give you lower tax revenues. we have that weird income of the wealthy was shifted in december. we don't know what is going to happen in the first quarter. and i read today former president of france is leavinin france because he doesn't want to pay a 75% tax rate. >> anyway, great stuff cnbc robert frank. thank you. >> life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. i love that. freedom and free markets, i'm larry kudlow, i'll see you tomorrow night. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. you know it can be hard to lbreathe, and how that feels.e, what's the rush? copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups.
here is a case where higher tax rates will give you lower tax revenues. we have that weird income of the wealthy was shifted in december. we don't know what is going to happen in the first quarter. and i read today former president of france is leavinin france because he doesn't want to pay a 75% tax rate. >> anyway, great stuff cnbc robert frank. thank you. >> life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. i love that. freedom and free markets, i'm larry kudlow, i'll see you tomorrow...
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i thought conservatives hated taxes. burnett said this liberal tax exists to make a point. >> we have a fiscal problem in this country. we've got to deal with it or we don't have a country. so to kind of help make that point a little bit, i charge them just a little bit more. >> yeah, it's all our fault. to add insult to injury, burnett donates the extra dollar to the conservative cause like the heritage foundation. jim demint will like that. but vernal, utah, is located in solid red county, folks. 90% of the residents there voted for mitt romney. less than 9% voted for barack obama. burnett's controversial pricing is getting him free publicity and lots of love from local republicans. but his stunt will not single-handedly fund jim demint and the heritage foundation. at $1 per liberals, let's add it all up. >> actually, all three liberals have been happy to pay it. >> there you go. heritage foundation, good luck with the three extra bucks. don't spend it -- well, yeah, go ahead, spend it in one place. >>> tonight in our
i thought conservatives hated taxes. burnett said this liberal tax exists to make a point. >> we have a fiscal problem in this country. we've got to deal with it or we don't have a country. so to kind of help make that point a little bit, i charge them just a little bit more. >> yeah, it's all our fault. to add insult to injury, burnett donates the extra dollar to the conservative cause like the heritage foundation. jim demint will like that. but vernal, utah, is located in solid...
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they talk about tax increases on the top 1% and tax breaks for the different class as. any more, it seems to me, that we do not have an upper, middle, or lower class. we have the haves and have-nots. we need to move in the direction, starting with the budget, to close the gap and bring back the middle class. host: can give us more specifics about what that would mean to you? what would congress do? caller: i would say, first, the debt ceiling there were talking about passing, i think it's a good time, a good thing for the short term. but what is stopping them from in may saying we need three more months and just kicking the can down the road? there has to be some consequences for republicans and democrats to actually say you've got to do this by a certain time or you don't have any more money to spend, so you don't get a raise. something has to be done to snap some reality back into congress. right now our grandchildren will end up paying our debt. that is pretty sad. i never thought there would be a day that i would say that. unfortunately, it is here. host: here's mor
they talk about tax increases on the top 1% and tax breaks for the different class as. any more, it seems to me, that we do not have an upper, middle, or lower class. we have the haves and have-nots. we need to move in the direction, starting with the budget, to close the gap and bring back the middle class. host: can give us more specifics about what that would mean to you? what would congress do? caller: i would say, first, the debt ceiling there were talking about passing, i think it's a...
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. >> an inmate's self-abusive behavior taxes jail staff. abo. i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >> move, move. >> when officers at the louisville metro department of corrections jail recently discovered a contraband search, they discovered match heads on aaron byerly's bunk. >> aaron? >> today, byerly goes to a discipline hearing. which could result in his time in getting segregation. >> i'm not going to be a person that puts my business out there. if they say they found something and they found it, i'm not just going to say it's mine and cop out like that. that's just not my style. >> go to the table over there and have a seat in that red chair. >> byerly is due to transfer to prison any day now. if he is sent to segregation befor
. >> an inmate's self-abusive behavior taxes jail staff. abo. i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >> move, move. >> when officers at the...
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how to stop talking about legitimate rape and insulting women, science 101, creating task breaks and tax shelters for million air campaign donors and after that ppp poll showing how unpopular congress really is, there's how to increase our approval ratings. what root canals, traffic jams, cockroaches, and head lice are doing to us. and republicans are presumably doing wrong i guess. up next, the house of representatives will be voting tonight on a big aide package for the victims of hurricane sandy. but will republicans go along with it? especially from the south. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> i'm sue herera with your cnbc market wrap. the dounl gained 27 points. the s&p gained a point and the nasdaq slipped about 6 points
how to stop talking about legitimate rape and insulting women, science 101, creating task breaks and tax shelters for million air campaign donors and after that ppp poll showing how unpopular congress really is, there's how to increase our approval ratings. what root canals, traffic jams, cockroaches, and head lice are doing to us. and republicans are presumably doing wrong i guess. up next, the house of representatives will be voting tonight on a big aide package for the victims of hurricane...
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. >> diane franklin wants a one-percent sales tax on games mature, adults only. >>> now a story about shakedown and extortions. >> you really should have some around the clock security. isn't that what the police are for? >> they do their best but they have their hands full. >> your weekly dues to us will give you all of the supplemental safety net you need. >> this has nothing to do with the sopranos. he bought this piece of land in florida before it was designated as a wetland. he offered the government 111 of the 15 acres in exchange to develop the rest. the government tried forcing him to pay to enhance 50 acres of unrelated land. he passed away but his son is now leading the fight. the government says nothing has been taken. a supreme court decision expected in june. >>> a hunter falls through the ice on the colorado river with his body half submerged in the frigid water he clung to an ice shell for nearly 30 minutes all the time while trying to wave his dog away from the danger. firefighters pulled him out of the water he will be treated for help thermia. the man and the dog are
. >> diane franklin wants a one-percent sales tax on games mature, adults only. >>> now a story about shakedown and extortions. >> you really should have some around the clock security. isn't that what the police are for? >> they do their best but they have their hands full. >> your weekly dues to us will give you all of the supplemental safety net you need. >> this has nothing to do with the sopranos. he bought this piece of land in florida before it was...
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colonists were taxed out, fed up, and demanding a sea change in the way their government operated. now, if this sounds like a recap, to some of the rhetoric has been flying across contemporary airwaves, it's little surprise. tough times have always made for tough politics. that there's one significant difference to keep in mind. in 1765, colonists had no hope, however illusory, that the next election or the other party might turn things around. in fact, there were no elections of substance. ultimate authority resided with the king and parliament. when colonists complained that the political leaders were out of touch, it was not a rhetorical flourish. no taxation without representation would ultimately become the rallying crime that provoked a war against the most formidable military power on earth. given our current sorry economic circumstances, we could also remember that the executions of our forefathers were made on the half of a desire to forge a nation out of a group of colonies that even then comprised quite disparate interests. planters, farmers, merchants, slaves, indenture
colonists were taxed out, fed up, and demanding a sea change in the way their government operated. now, if this sounds like a recap, to some of the rhetoric has been flying across contemporary airwaves, it's little surprise. tough times have always made for tough politics. that there's one significant difference to keep in mind. in 1765, colonists had no hope, however illusory, that the next election or the other party might turn things around. in fact, there were no elections of substance....
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you know, i know, when you start raising taxes, the obamacare taxes evaporate kicked in yet. the economy is marge neal improving. who knows. >> neil: charlie gasparino, they talk about him everywhere. what's he like -- you want to know why the president didn't mention the debt once yesterday. because he figured he didn't have to. hey, our salads. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste is the fruit. so even you... could've had a v8. . i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? ♪ >> neil: all right. i'm going to pick somebodyism i'll probably tick everybody off but the blame game has got to stop. got, got, got to stop. president who wants to get republican angry and uses inaugural address to do it and republicans who feign shock, though finger pointing encourages it. just stop. allow me to
you know, i know, when you start raising taxes, the obamacare taxes evaporate kicked in yet. the economy is marge neal improving. who knows. >> neil: charlie gasparino, they talk about him everywhere. what's he like -- you want to know why the president didn't mention the debt once yesterday. because he figured he didn't have to. hey, our salads. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of...
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tax. it's that california's government is really ridiculously inefficient. it's one of the worst state governments in the country. so if those tax dollars were buying a great efficient terrific public sector, that would be one thing. but instead, it's paying for mediocrity, yet they keep asking for more and more. >> that brings me to a point. when phil mickelson was asked would you leave california or the united states because of taxes, he said i'm not sure. but you know what, when taxes get to a certain point, people start to make those decisions and it's easy to point and say you're not patriotic. maybe part of the problem is with the taxes. >> first of all, he's the gerard depardieux of golf obviously, because he decided to leave france and go to russia. i was going to talk about notorious b.i.g. song, "mo money, mo problems." the opening scene is diddy playing golf on the pga tour. look, this is california. governor ann richards when she was governor and i was covering politics there,
tax. it's that california's government is really ridiculously inefficient. it's one of the worst state governments in the country. so if those tax dollars were buying a great efficient terrific public sector, that would be one thing. but instead, it's paying for mediocrity, yet they keep asking for more and more. >> that brings me to a point. when phil mickelson was asked would you leave california or the united states because of taxes, he said i'm not sure. but you know what, when taxes...
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the president ran on raising taxes on the upper class. he raised taxes on 77% of us. where are the spending cuts? guest: the president laid out in his press conference there have been $1.5 trillion in terms of spending cuts and caps on appropriation bills. those caps have been adhered to. it is a myth we have not had spending cuts. are we going to hit health care? i feel deeply in terms of research. a quick story. my wife ran a group at nih. when she started, there would have for peer review 100 applications. maybe 50 of them were topflight and there were reviewed by peer review. out of that they might pick 25 that should be funded. in those days, there was enough money of the top caliber to fund may be 10, 15. wo, or it is one, tow, o three of the original 100. there is not adequate funding for our health. are we going to further cut funding for nih for health research in this country? we need to retrain americans so they can qualify for every kind of job. we have a trainee deficit in this country. we need to do a better job. are we going to hurt that effort? that is
the president ran on raising taxes on the upper class. he raised taxes on 77% of us. where are the spending cuts? guest: the president laid out in his press conference there have been $1.5 trillion in terms of spending cuts and caps on appropriation bills. those caps have been adhered to. it is a myth we have not had spending cuts. are we going to hit health care? i feel deeply in terms of research. a quick story. my wife ran a group at nih. when she started, there would have for peer review...
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the state government wants to cut local tax grants from fiscal 2013 starting this april. it's partly designed to slash regional government workers' wages by an average of 7.8%. the chairman of the all-japan precede tech furl and municipal workers union told reporters wednesday the plan is unacceptable. >> translator: this one-sided policy that the state is going to implement unilaterally has been drafted by skipping all the labor management negotiations. >> tokanaba said local governments are striving to cut workers to deal with the shortage of funds even though they're faced with more tasks in the their everyday work. he said they include social security issues and environmental protection measures. tokanaga added some municipalities have even pressed ahead with their own wage cuts. >>> that is going to do it for biz tonight. let's get you a check now of the markets. >>> islamist militants may have timed their attack on a gas plant to coincide with an important event. they took hundreds of workers hostage last wednesday. executives from the companies involved in the gas
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this trading tax, this idea, do you think it's a good idea, a bad idea? what would happen to you if they did it here in the united states? possible it could happen in the united states? >> i think it's a dumb idea, and history would prove that that's true basically. if you put tax in one country and not another, the trading will all move away and we've seen experiences of that around the world. i think it's a bad idea. i'm not sure what it's trying to do other than penalize an industry. and i think in the united states, i think we've kind of moved past that on to other topics. it's not coming up on the radar screen right now. >> i don't see that happening, do you? >> no. >> here, i mean. >> i think it's going to happen in europe. >> the thought of penalizing the banking system and wanting to tax everything in sight. >> people have to trade, trade what? >> people have to invest. that's what they do with their money. if there's a financial transaction tax, would they not invest? >> they will trade differently. the trade flows and investments will move to di
this trading tax, this idea, do you think it's a good idea, a bad idea? what would happen to you if they did it here in the united states? possible it could happen in the united states? >> i think it's a dumb idea, and history would prove that that's true basically. if you put tax in one country and not another, the trading will all move away and we've seen experiences of that around the world. i think it's a bad idea. i'm not sure what it's trying to do other than penalize an industry....
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from climate change to the tax code, he promised reforms. >> our interests compel us to act on those who long for freedom. >> every word was meant to reinforce a progressive agenda. >> our agenda is not clear unless everybody is treated equally under the law. >> the theme of racial and sexual equality was front and center, i think a lot of the second term will be devoted to a lot of other things. >> the president takes one last look noting he will not ever see this again. he will not be the focus of another 9000-person parade. he could barely stop himself from dancing until he got the chance to, for he begins what is expected to be a fierce fight with congress if he hopes to make any additions to his legacy. companybia's state oil is planning rebels for an explosion of a pipeline. it cost a small spill -- it caused a small sill. pill. a truce was declared. at least 60,000 people have been killed in the past six years. many police officers have also died in the line of duty. are leaving the force because they say it is no longer worth the risk. >> armed men held this entire town hosta
from climate change to the tax code, he promised reforms. >> our interests compel us to act on those who long for freedom. >> every word was meant to reinforce a progressive agenda. >> our agenda is not clear unless everybody is treated equally under the law. >> the theme of racial and sexual equality was front and center, i think a lot of the second term will be devoted to a lot of other things. >> the president takes one last look noting he will not ever see this...
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they don't want any taxes. the tax word is very powerful. for the republicans they're doing what their neighbors and constituents want. >> reporter: it doesn't sound like you think at least on the state level and maybe on the federal level that this ideological split, the republicans, democrats, at a party and so forth it doesn't sound like you have a lot of hope that that could be bridged. >> i'm a very hopeful person and i'm optimistic about california that we found a way around the log jam. but i have to tell you the ideology of the republicans is different than the democrats. they don't mind the inequality. or they believe by giving more money to the most well off that it will trickle down and everyone will get better off. yes, america is facing not a problem but a crisis of governing. if we can't overcome it, then we had deteriorate and no longer be a world leader. >> reporter: it's that serious? and just one question. you reported you had prostate cancer. >> yes. reporter: how are you doing? i'm doing well. ask me in 20 years. >> repor
they don't want any taxes. the tax word is very powerful. for the republicans they're doing what their neighbors and constituents want. >> reporter: it doesn't sound like you think at least on the state level and maybe on the federal level that this ideological split, the republicans, democrats, at a party and so forth it doesn't sound like you have a lot of hope that that could be bridged. >> i'm a very hopeful person and i'm optimistic about california that we found a way around...
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57.5, and then you've got payroll taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, hidden taxes. >> gas taxes. >> sean: and that's part of the hidden. so, he's 63 cents of every dollar goes to government. leave phil, leave california, i don't blame him. >> but the left, the guy from syracuse that started the attacks on mickleson and on forbes.com, he was complaining that mickleson was exercising what is basically a human reaction. when we go shopping for something you want to look for the best deal. that's true on any product that you buy. it's also true in the taxes that you're going to pay and because migration patterns are what they are, people decided to go to states with fewer taxes. >> wait a minute. the man you're talking about is professor len berman of syracuse university. he wasn't just complaining about phil mickleson wanting to leave, he mocked him. he said you're just lucky. >> professors are good at that. >> air just lucky. of course not, of course not. >> he can hit a ball with a stick, it's amazing. >> i'm kidding, no, i'm not-- >> and tearing this guy down. >> no, i don't agree w
57.5, and then you've got payroll taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, hidden taxes. >> gas taxes. >> sean: and that's part of the hidden. so, he's 63 cents of every dollar goes to government. leave phil, leave california, i don't blame him. >> but the left, the guy from syracuse that started the attacks on mickleson and on forbes.com, he was complaining that mickleson was exercising what is basically a human reaction. when we go shopping for something you want to look for the...
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we did raise a tax on all citizens called the sales tax, a quarter of a cent. and we raised the tax on individuals who make more than $250,000 or couples who make more than $500,000. so that's what we did. there's no doubt america is overcommitted. wee orcommitted abroad with our several hundred drid military installations. we're overcommitted in our borrowing 40 cents for every dollar. >> reporter: answer me a question about the ideology and the gridlock between republican and democrats? it seems to be parallel to what's going on in the united states' congress at the same time. >> well, in california through the initiative process, the republicans refused to give me even a two-vote in each of the houses to put my tax. not into effect but before the people or judgment had a statewide election. they wouldn't do it. so i had to go to the people directly through the california initiative. they voted by 55%, saying, yes, raise these taxes and help our schools and help our universities. so that was the way to break the log jam. >> reporter: are you saying that's the
we did raise a tax on all citizens called the sales tax, a quarter of a cent. and we raised the tax on individuals who make more than $250,000 or couples who make more than $500,000. so that's what we did. there's no doubt america is overcommitted. wee orcommitted abroad with our several hundred drid military installations. we're overcommitted in our borrowing 40 cents for every dollar. >> reporter: answer me a question about the ideology and the gridlock between republican and democrats?...
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let me ask you about tax reform. he told "politico" last week that a balanced approach are facing sequester with spending cuts and revenue should accelerate tax reform and i believe it's fully possible this year for work on a bipartisan basis, unquote. how does that square with the people who say tax reform is going to lose out because of scheduling and it's asinine anemones sequestering house republicans concern that if they do anything on tax reform that they may leave themselves open to the senate not taking action and therefore have taken an unpopular vote for no reason. why are you optimistic on tax reform? >> first of all, we have to resolve this debt crisis in terms of sequestration in the full faith and credit of the u.s. in the next six weeks. we are going to accomplish tax reform in the next six weeks. so we have a deadline but i think cannot be simply be moved for what we need to do in the next six weeks. and so, that will leave us adequate time to tackle longer range problems. we are not going to accompli
let me ask you about tax reform. he told "politico" last week that a balanced approach are facing sequester with spending cuts and revenue should accelerate tax reform and i believe it's fully possible this year for work on a bipartisan basis, unquote. how does that square with the people who say tax reform is going to lose out because of scheduling and it's asinine anemones sequestering house republicans concern that if they do anything on tax reform that they may leave themselves...
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but great as our tax burden is, it has not kept pace with public spending. for decades we have piled deficit upon deficit, mortgaging our future and our children's future for the temporary convenience of the present. to continue this long trend is to guarantee tremendous social, cultural, political, and economic upheavals. you and i, as individuals, can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but for only a limited period of time. why, then, should we think that collectively, as a nation, we're not bound by that same limitation? we must act today in order to preserve tomorrow. and let there be no misunderstanding -- we are going to begin to act, beginning today. [applause] the economic ills we suffer have come upon us over several decades. they will not go away in days, weeks, or months, but they will go away. they will go away because we as americans have the capacity now, as we've had in the past, to do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of freedom. in this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, gover
but great as our tax burden is, it has not kept pace with public spending. for decades we have piled deficit upon deficit, mortgaging our future and our children's future for the temporary convenience of the present. to continue this long trend is to guarantee tremendous social, cultural, political, and economic upheavals. you and i, as individuals, can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but for only a limited period of time. why, then, should we think that collectively, as a nation, we're...
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tax and 57, payroll tax, property tax, hidden taxes, 62 to 63 cent out of every dollar he makes taken by the government. is that too much? >> my heart bleeds for him. he doesn't. >> sean: you don't care, do you >> i do. >> sean: and you don't. >> listen, i care-- there are a lot of hard working people out there that don't have any options. >> sean: you know what? >> but and the reality-- >> you don't care you want to take more. >> that doesn't mean that he's not entitled to keep some of his hard earned cash, just because someone might make less than him, it's still his money and because he hands the money over to the government doesn't mean they're going to spend it wisely or they're entitled. >> so his options. >> go to a state like texas go to a state that's not going to take-- >> the day h texas he saves 14%. 14 cents of every dollar, a lot of money. >> florida, alaska. >> sean: i don't blame him. >> listen, if california -- if california is really that bad i don't have a problem with somebody moving across state lines if they want to live in a state where the money stretches a lit
tax and 57, payroll tax, property tax, hidden taxes, 62 to 63 cent out of every dollar he makes taken by the government. is that too much? >> my heart bleeds for him. he doesn't. >> sean: you don't care, do you >> i do. >> sean: and you don't. >> listen, i care-- there are a lot of hard working people out there that don't have any options. >> sean: you know what? >> but and the reality-- >> you don't care you want to take more. >> that...
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to do it he will have to raise taxes. that will be one of the number one issues on his agenda to raise taxes way beyond where we have been ever since the reagan era. >> juan, how can that be? he has to see the spending problem that we are in. what do you think the thought process is about that since has done some cuts but not enough to make a difference. what do you think his thoughts are on it? >> when you think of some of the positions of debt reduction president obama has been slow to the table in part because he doesn't see republicans as a worthy partner for the steps that have a strong political fallout. people will punish you for people cutting the entitlement programs people punish you at the polls rhetorically. one of steve's great heros congressman ryan of wisconsin took some of that risk and saw the kind of pounding that you take for saying, yes, i would make strong cuts when it comes to something like medicare. i think president obama has been reluctant to join in that junk without knowing that in fact speaker
to do it he will have to raise taxes. that will be one of the number one issues on his agenda to raise taxes way beyond where we have been ever since the reagan era. >> juan, how can that be? he has to see the spending problem that we are in. what do you think the thought process is about that since has done some cuts but not enough to make a difference. what do you think his thoughts are on it? >> when you think of some of the positions of debt reduction president obama has been...
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represents the values and priorities of the public and the decisions being made about what to spend and tax and someone, they are very difficult and contentious decisions that take time to address. >> , those issues, of course, are not the specific purview and why don't we shift gears and talk more explicitly about some of the things that the fed is doing and things that the fed might do. perhaps a way to introduce that is to say that that is in keeping interest rates close to zero, since it has dug pretty deep into an unconventional policy. asset purchases are meant to help in the short term. can you explain that? >> well, monetary policy involved the overnight interest rate up and down and hoping that the rest of the interest rates would move in sympathy. then we get a situation in 2008 where we had dropped the short-term rate down about as far as it could go come almost entirely to zero. so the question is what work did the fed do. there are many people a decade ago event a lot of articles about how the fed would be out of ammunition if they got down to zero. a lot of work by academics a
represents the values and priorities of the public and the decisions being made about what to spend and tax and someone, they are very difficult and contentious decisions that take time to address. >> , those issues, of course, are not the specific purview and why don't we shift gears and talk more explicitly about some of the things that the fed is doing and things that the fed might do. perhaps a way to introduce that is to say that that is in keeping interest rates close to zero, since...
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tax credits to companies. they want all of these tax revenues, subsidies, everything. they should have to promise that if they build in this township, county, state, that they should stay for x number of years and if not pay a penalty. they deliver their prompt out and then they move overseas. -- they deliver their product. host: on twitter. more on open phones this morning. bakersfield, calif., democratic caller. caller: i just want to comment on the social security. the congressmen, senators, all of these talking about cutting entitlements the social security and i'm 85 years old. i started paying in when i was 15 years old working on the power line in west virginia. that is my home state. it is so corrupt, social security. they need to get these doctors and lawyers off and encourage people to go one social security and disability. host: on twitter. james in new york, republican. caller: hello. presently i'm still waiting for insurance, which i pay a premium on, from 7sandy. fema is out of money and i think they will vote this morning to do ad to the people who'd pre
tax credits to companies. they want all of these tax revenues, subsidies, everything. they should have to promise that if they build in this township, county, state, that they should stay for x number of years and if not pay a penalty. they deliver their prompt out and then they move overseas. -- they deliver their product. host: on twitter. more on open phones this morning. bakersfield, calif., democratic caller. caller: i just want to comment on the social security. the congressmen, senators,...
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without unity and republicans are divided in house they stand no chance of blocking any tax increases that democrats are so intent on. jenna: we'll watch in the weeks to come, doug, thank you. >> reporter: okay. jon: new troubles for boeing's airliners. troubles grounding all the 787s in japan's after one of the jets was forced to make a emergency landing today. dan springer is in seattle with the details on what happened. none of these planes have crashed, no serious injuries but still a big problem for boeing, huh? >> reporter: that's right. for more perspective, jon, worldwide there are six 787s flying. four of them left to the u.s. or coming to the u.s.. this is not a worldwide panic. this latest incident happened in western japan during a flight on all nippon airways. a warning light came on. a the pilot smelled smoke. it caused a landing early landing but they confirmed there was no fire but a smoke coming from a lithium-ion battery that sits behind the cockpit. looks like another electrical problem for the 787 but not the same battery that caught fire after landing in boston. t
without unity and republicans are divided in house they stand no chance of blocking any tax increases that democrats are so intent on. jenna: we'll watch in the weeks to come, doug, thank you. >> reporter: okay. jon: new troubles for boeing's airliners. troubles grounding all the 787s in japan's after one of the jets was forced to make a emergency landing today. dan springer is in seattle with the details on what happened. none of these planes have crashed, no serious injuries but still a...
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greek lawmakers have turned on a former finance minister accused of hampering a tax probe they voted to investigate george papaconstantinou no over claims he removed his relatives names from a list of tax evasion suspects called lugard list france handed over the names of more than two thousand greeks with swiss bank accounts public constantino claims he's a scapegoat and denies any wrongdoing greece is on a major tax crackdown as it battles the worst ever financial crisis. now the victims of hurricane sandy will finally get the fifty one billion dollar aid they desperately need after the u.s. house of representatives approved a package it took lawmakers over two months to act while the storm survivors struggled with next to no support as a necessity of turkana reports. a gorgeous beach turned coast area. the rockaways in queens one of the places hit hardest by hurricane sandy to want to have months ago still in shambles today miles and miles of devastated businesses residential buildings and houses like this one a place some family probably used to call home now almost literally han
greek lawmakers have turned on a former finance minister accused of hampering a tax probe they voted to investigate george papaconstantinou no over claims he removed his relatives names from a list of tax evasion suspects called lugard list france handed over the names of more than two thousand greeks with swiss bank accounts public constantino claims he's a scapegoat and denies any wrongdoing greece is on a major tax crackdown as it battles the worst ever financial crisis. now the victims of...
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tax code. >> i do. >> why? >> because it's inefficient, it's ineffective, and its fundamentally unfair. so i believe this -- revenue systems should be used to raise money. it shouldn't be organized to distribute benefits. >> so no tax deductions. >> no deductions, no credits, no nothing. it's to raise revenue. and ideally we should do it with a progressive value-added tax. that means -- >> that's a national sales tax, correct? >> well, it's not quite because progressive is important to me. i don't want people to pay taxes if they have $20,000 a year worth of income, but at $30,000, i'd like people to pay 1 dollar, just $1.00 so they have a legitimate claim for saying i'm part of the society and i don't pay a lot but i pay something. everybody participates. there's no game playing. it's a very efficient way to pay taxes. right now it costs over $31 million a year to administer it. the tax gap that we theoretically owe is $41 billion a year. we can do better than that. we can think better than that. and the presi
tax code. >> i do. >> why? >> because it's inefficient, it's ineffective, and its fundamentally unfair. so i believe this -- revenue systems should be used to raise money. it shouldn't be organized to distribute benefits. >> so no tax deductions. >> no deductions, no credits, no nothing. it's to raise revenue. and ideally we should do it with a progressive value-added tax. that means -- >> that's a national sales tax, correct? >> well, it's not quite...
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tax base. without taxes best of services. you may hate taxes, you may never want to pay taxes, but the bottom it is for governments in the united states, for local and state governments without tax revenue, you cease to fight essential services, right? develop the tools to give them how to look at the resiliency of the tax base and their exposures. understand after disaster is much easier to make big financial changes. but in small incremental changes, how do you look at decisions you're making to say that if something happened, our tax base is resilient enough we can survive. or we are so exposed to this that if it happens, we need to understand what those consequences mean. and so the issue about rebuilding affordable housing, maybe is not a good idea to rebuild it with their most affordable at. but you can't zone and out of your community. this is one of the things we've seen is what i call the benign neglect, where local officials have areas of poverty and in the disaster they say that's pr
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basically creates a refundable tax credit for a gun owner who turns in their fire arm to state poli police. >> who are this is people? how could they be so insensitive to not understand the weight of what they're doing and target practice, so starting at age 4, and shooting at coffins, do they not understand what happened in sandy hook? what happens in our cities all over this nation with youngsters dies through this gun violent? >> i think the membership should rise up against a leadership that's so out of touch. >> one thing that has come forward is the anticipation of these 19 suggestions that's come forth, that he could take action on right away. one of your colleagues, said i will seek to thwart of action by any means necessary. when you hear about how obstinate people on the right already are for the potential of any type of executive order, what is your rye action to hearing how people wo throw out the word "impeachment"? >> it's always good to know what's being proposed before you react to it. i think my colleague needs to take a step back, see what the proposals are, and then you
basically creates a refundable tax credit for a gun owner who turns in their fire arm to state poli police. >> who are this is people? how could they be so insensitive to not understand the weight of what they're doing and target practice, so starting at age 4, and shooting at coffins, do they not understand what happened in sandy hook? what happens in our cities all over this nation with youngsters dies through this gun violent? >> i think the membership should rise up against a...